Among those finds we tend to look forward to each year at the Mid-America Trucking Show? What’s hot and new in trucking technology. Drivers dig it, companies encourage it, and retailers relish it. And it’s always fun to build a wish list, isn’t it? This year, Rand McNally introduced a new in-cab navigation tablet for the commercial driving community. Introducing the TND Tablet 1050! The tablet, which retails online for $700, has been upgraded and enhanced for 2022 utili...

Congrats to John Elliott, CEO of Load One, on his appointment....

Even before the driver-dreaded ELD mandate and enforcement of electronic logs, there was a trepidatious period of time in which drivers were either scared to death of what was the unknown world of satellite tracking and monitoring, or brazenly naïve as to how damaging an unkempt HOS (Hours of Service) logbook could be in determining their next trucking employer. Where We Once Were It used to be fairly commonplace that commercial drivers were revered as the rulers of the road...

When looking into starting a career as a cargo van, or Sprinter, owner operator it’s pertinent to perform your due diligence and research what you may come across or what you should expect. A quick Google search of “expedited cargo van owner operator salary” brings up quite the smorgasbord of additional questioning. Queries such as: Are cargo vans profitable? Is a cargo van a good investment? How do cargo vans make money? You Get Out of It What You Put into It It’s be...

Recently, the FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) released what were found to be the top four violations for fiscal year 2021. These violations are often mistakes that drivers seem to be unaware of, or are simply negligent to the fact that they can do harm to their companies as well as their own financial livelihood. Take a look at the list provided by FMCSA. If you’re a driver, consider what your current standing is in relation to the violations listed. If ...

In today’s volatile employment economy - the same atmosphere many of us are accustomed to traversing on a daily basis - it’s not out of the realm of possibility that we all have experienced similar plights and pitfalls to what our country’s drivers are frequently facing day-in and day-out. Driver treatment is something that we should all be more aware of. Especially when it comes to the notion that there are increasingly less drivers to pluck from the trucking pool, and...

Whether you’re the owner/operator of your own truck or cargo van, or perhaps you’re simply wanting to drive as an independent contractor, here are some general rules that can be followed and adhered to for both the novice and the seasoned vet. The following are suggestions to help jumpstart your business either as a burgeoning expediter or as a longtime logistics professional. For the Owner OperatorsThe first thing to keep in mind is that you are the master of your own tr...

The fret over commercial drivers losing their jobs to machines may not be as palpable as first believed, as when the idea of companies operating driver-free machines over-the-road was first brought to the foreground. Face it, there hasn’t been a lot of interest for youngbloods to enter the world of over-the-road trucking for quite some time. One might even argue that the past twenty-years has seen a precipitous drop in engagement with the younger generation when it comes t...

If you’re like me, you love to see all the new tech, gadgets and gizmos that make their way onto the trucking scene each year. And for 2022, there are quite a few items out there worth getting excited about. So, let’s dive into what could be five of the most useful and practical widgets on the scene; check out the following list of nifty contraptions and then maybe even start constructing a wish list. Igloo 40 Quart 12V CoolerThis handy little cooler is more than just wha...

As of press time, the national average price of gasoline is $4.01 a gallon, up 45% from $2.76 a year ago, according to the AAA, when pandemic lockdowns were in the process of being lifted and vaccines became readily available, once again opening up the United States to regular fuel consumption. Diesel is $4.53, up 51% from $2.99 this time last year. Gas prices are believed to continue in an upward trend, thanks in-part to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to kbb.com. ...